| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |